An Yi, with her sharp eyes, spotted the basket of cream puffs that Qiao Qiuniang had brought over. Her eyes lit up, and she quickly grabbed two and stuffed them into her mouth, whimpering as she did so.
"It's delicious! I love this thing so much! How can there be something so delicious in the world?"
Little sister, these gods live such a good life, eating this stuff every day.
Anle glanced at An Yi's hand, which looked like a kitten stealing cream, and her lips twitched slightly.
"Third brother, can we not be so pathetic?"
From now on, we can eat as much of this as we want!
However, let me make this clear first: after we open tomorrow, you are not allowed to touch the desserts in the shop!
All the desserts in the shop are for sale; you have to pay for them yourself if you want to eat them.
An Yi glared at him, clearly indignant. "Huh? Really? Little sister? I have to pay to eat food from my own family's shop?"
Anle nodded solemnly with a serious little face.
"Yes, that's the rule in our shop. I've already had Mom give you all your pocket money. If you want to eat, just pay for it."
Otherwise, once this rule is broken, everyone will want to come up and freeload.
Only by setting a good example for our own people will others dare not act recklessly.
An Yi's eyes darted around, then he suddenly grinned.
"Others? Hey, little sister, I get it, like my aunt and her family. You're keeping out those freeloaders!"
Anle muttered, "Well, that's about right. Anyway, the rules that need to be established must be established, and the rules cannot be broken."
The next day, the Paradise Dessert Shop opened. Anle didn't know if it was because there were no firecrackers here, or because there were no firecrackers in this country, or because there were no such things as firecrackers in this era, so he could only announce the opening by banging a gong.
Early in the morning, the area in front of the shop was already crowded with onlookers.
In fact, ever since Anle had the windows and walls smashed and replaced with glass, people have been gathering in front of the Paradise Dessert Shop every day, discussing the glass and the items inside that can be seen through it.
Clearly, in this era, items like glass and sofas are too novel for the people here.
Paradise Dessert Shop has become one of the most talked-about topics in town.
It was even more exciting than the announcement posted in the town government yesterday about the emperor's abdication and the crown prince's succession.
"Mother, eldest sister, third sister, go out and distribute these cookies and snacks to the people blocking our shop."
Oh, right, and those chocolates and candies I prepared yesterday—especially for the kids, make sure they get some too.
Qiao Qiuniang hesitated, then glanced at Anle with a pained expression.
"Le Wa Zi, are we really going to take these things out and distribute them? This is all money."
An Yi yawned and grabbed a milk biscuit from the basket Qiao Qiuniang was carrying, stuffing it into his mouth.
“Mother, you don’t understand. In my sister’s words, this is called ‘you can’t catch a wolf without risking your cub, and you can’t make big money without risking small money.’”
Qiao Qiuniang slapped away An Yi's hand as it reached into the basket again.
"Go away, all you know is how to eat. These aren't for you to eat. Go to the backyard and work with the second brother."
Anle grinned gloatingly.
"Hey, Mom can only be tough on her own family."
Anning nudged Sangsang and pushed Qiao Qiuniang out the door, saying, "Oh, Mom, stop dawdling here and hurry up and go out. There are a lot of people waiting outside."
As soon as they stepped out of the shop, Anle called out in a loud and boisterous voice, "Big brother, aunties, uncles and elders, today is the opening day of our Paradise Dessert Shop!"
All the sweet treats in our shop are free, so you can enjoy them for free!
If you like it, please do us the honor of visiting our Paradise Dessert Shop.
Anle's words caused an uproar in the crowd.
"Girl, are you serious? Is it really true that you can eat and take things for free at your shop?"
"These pastries are all very expensive, how could we let them be eaten or taken for free?"
"Exactly, exactly. I think this kid is just using this as a gimmick to attract people to come and buy things. If they actually eat and take something here, won't they have to charge us?"
"Hahahaha... If we really want to buy these expensive pastries, we might as well go to the Yikousu store across the street. Their stuff is so fragrant."
"..."
When Anning heard that the people around her didn't believe her, she got angry.
"It's true, it's true, my sister isn't lying. All the sweets we're carrying in this basket are free."
However, there's only so much food, so it's first come, first served!
"If you believe it, come and get it. Once they're all gone, there won't be any left!"
Anle wasn't in a hurry. She smiled and took the basket from Anning's hand, lifted the white cloth, took out a milk-flavored biscuit, and handed it to a little girl whose eyes were staring blankly at the glass door.
"Here, have this little snack called milk biscuit. It's free. My shop is opening today, so it's all free for you."
The little girl didn't dare to take it; she just stared with wet eyes and looked up at the old woman holding her hand.
"grandmother--"
The old woman's wrinkles deepened at the corners of her eyes, and she said with a kind and cheerful smile.
"I already said it's free, so let's try it."
The little girl's eyes lit up instantly as she took the cookie from Anle's hand and stuffed it into her mouth as if afraid Anle would change her mind.
Anle looked at the little girl, who was about the same age as her, with her eyes crinkling, and asked in a soft, sweet voice.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
The little girl was chewing on a cookie and just kept nodding.
"Mmm!"
The surrounding residents were astonished.
"Oh, is this really a freebie?"
Immediately, those in the crowd who liked to take advantage of others couldn't resist any longer. They squeezed through the crowd, approached Anle, and shamelessly reached out their hands.
"Little one, can I have a piece to try?"
"I want one too! Give me one too!"
"Hey, why are the people behind us pushing?"
"Give me two pieces too, my little granddaughter and grandson."
"We got here before you, so if anyone's going to be given anything, it should be my son first!"
"Give the old man a piece to try too."
"Wow, this precious stuff is being given away for free! That's great! Give me a few pieces!"
When Anning saw the crowd gathering around, her face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly ran into the house and brought out another basket.
"Here, auntie, have a piece to try. Don't push, but only one piece per person."
"Why is this piece of mine all black? What is this thing? It's burnt, is it still edible?"
"Why is the color of mine different from the one I sent to others?"
Anle patiently explained with a smile, "Don't worry, Uncle and Aunt, they can eat it. This is chocolate, it's this dark color, not burnt!"
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